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        "series_title": "RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊",
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        "document_key": "RAS-1982",
        "page_number": 86,
        "title": "RAS-1982",
        "content_text": "64\n\n1862 (April) -- 1863 (April) ›\n\n(31.3.1862)\n\nHenry Turner (Chairman) x\n\nJ. H. HAAN\n\nAgra & United Service Bank\n\nBritish\n\nJames Cock (Treasurer) x\n\nWatson & Co.\n\nBritish\n\nAndrew Brand\n\nSmith, Kennedy & Co.\n\nBritish\n\nHenry Sturgis Grew\n\nRussell & Co.\n\nAmerican\n\nAlexander Michie x\n\nLindsay & Co.\n\nBritish\n\nNote: In April 1863 only those members marked \"x\" were still in office (A. Brand had died).\n\n1863 (April)- 1864 (April)\n\n(4.4.1863)\n\nHenry William Dent (Chairman)\n\nJames Cock (Treasurer)\n\nRobert Brand\n\nDavid Reid\n\nJ. Kearney Rodgers\n\nAugust Wieters\n\nGeorge Fairley Heard\n\n1864 (April) — 1865 (April)\n\n(16.4.1864)\n\nHenry William Dent\n\n(Chairman) x\n\nRobert Crawfurd Antrobus x\n\nJames Cock\n\nFrank Blackwell Forbes x\n\nRudolph Heinssen x\n\nJulius Kahn\n\nG. W. Talbot\n\n  \n    Dent & Co.\n    British\n  \n  \n    Lindsay & Co.\n    British\n  \n  \n    Watson & Co.\n    British\n  \n  \n    Russell & Co.\n    American\n  \n  \n    Siemssen & Co.\n    German\n  \n  \n    Reid & Co. (per 1.1.1864)\n    British\n  \n  \n    ?\n    German\n  \n  \n    Aug. Heard & Co.\n    American\n  \n  \n    Harkort & Co.\n    ?\n  \n  \n    Dent & Co.\n    British\n  \n  \n    Reiss & Co.\n    British\n  \n  \n    ?\n    ?\n  \n\nNote: In April 1865 only those members marked \"x\" were still in office,\n\n1865 (April) — 1866 (March)\n\nWilliam Keswick (Chairman)\n\nJ. C. Coutts\n\nThomas Hanbury\n\nJames Hogg\n\nNichol Latimer\n\nClement D. Nye\n\nW. Probst\n\n  \n    Jardine, Matheson & Co.\n    British\n    ?\n  \n  \n    ?\n    ?\n    ?\n  \n  \n    Bower, Hanbury & Co.\n    British\n    \n  \n  \n    Hogg Brothers\n    British\n    \n  \n  \n    N. Latimer & Co.\n    British\n    \n  \n  \n    Bull, Nye & Co (?).\n    ?\n    German\n  \n\nNote: N. Latimer died during his term of office.\n\nAs from April 1865 a different mode of electing a Municipal Council was followed (cf. main text).\n\nSource: North China Herald 1850-1866.",
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        "series_title": "RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊",
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        "document_key": "RAS-1984",
        "page_number": 235,
        "title": "RAS-1984",
        "content_text": "214\n\nJ.H. HAAN\n\nGRAY, Hubert Marshall Murray 1869-1860\n\n69\n\n.68\n\nAs early as 1846 he resided in Shanghai, worked for Dirom, Gray & Co. Authorized to sign for Smith, Kennedy & Co. March 30, 1858,7 partner November 18, 1858;this interest ceased December 31, 1860.72\n\nGREW, Henry Sturgis 1862-1863\n\nPartner in Russell & Co. from January 1, 1860.7\n\nDuring the absence of F.B. Forbes he acted as vice-consul for Sweden and Norway 1865.8\n\nGRISWOLD, John N. Alsop 1849-1850\n\nCame to China in 1843,9 first in Canton,10 from 1848 in Shanghai11\n\nPartner in Russell & Co. from 1848 till December 31, 1854.7 United States Consul 1848-1851.\n\nHAMILTON, Rowland 1860-1861\n\nPartner in Smith, Kennedy & Co. from November 18, 18587 till December 31, 1860.00\n\nMember of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.31\n\nHANBURY, Sir Thomas 1865-1866\n\nBorn 1832, died 1907.82\n\nIn 1853 he founded the firm Hanbury & Co., as from 1856 Crampton, Hanbury & Co.; this partnership was dissolved in September 1857,83 after which he established a new one, Bower, Hanbury & Co.\n\nMade a considerable fortune through the sale of land in Hongkew. He was also a landowner in the French Concession where he tried to initiate the local \"Halles\", but in this he was unsuccessful (1864-1865).\n\n85\n\nMember of the Commission Provisoire of the French Concession 1865-1866.86\n\nMember of Committees II, III, IV, V, VII and IX. Corresponding secretary of the NCBRAS 1864.87",
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